Reviewed! Paul McCartney - Kisses on the Bottom
Paul
McCartney
Kisses on the Bottom
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What’s
perhaps most surprising, and at the same time indelibly intriguing, about Sir
Paul McCartney’s latest release Kisses on
the Bottom, is, to be honest, that the ex-Beatle took this long to get
around to releasing a collection of songs of this ilk, being the son of a big
band leader as he was. McCartney sounds as comfortable as ever thumbing through
the pages of the Great American Songbook, bouncing between lavish, orchestral
arrangements (“More I Cannot Wish You”), wonderfully executed Fats Waller
covers (“My Very Good Friend the Milkman,” “I’m Gonna Sit Right down and Write
Myself a Letter”), and cleverly placed original works (“My Valentine,” “Only
Our Hearts”), a pair of new tracks that feature guitar work handled by Eric
Clapton and a tremendous harmonica solo from Stevie Wonder, respectively. Kisses on the Bottom is an arena that
McCartney settles into admirably, a setting which fits his skill set near
perfectly at this point in his career. McCartney obviously handles these tunes
with great care and utter love, which permeates each note emanating from Kisses on the Bottom, an album more than
worthy of a handful of spins.
Grade: B
Grade: B
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